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Leafs acquire Frederik Anderson from Ducks

Already have one of if not the best prospect pool in the league, we have cap space and even more coming off the books at the end of this season. We have torn down, restocked and are ready to start building up our team and we needed a goaltender, our management went and got 1 they believe in.
 
Wayward DP said:
Don't go counting any chickens quite yet. Andersen's numbers aren't really too far removed from Bernie and Reims. Nor has he proven himself as a full-time starter.
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I get what people here are saying. My optimism is directly correlated to my trust in management in identifying a goalie. Andersen has a lot going for him. How about a high winning percentage on an offensively inept Ducks team?

I feel as though they have numbers they are looking at that we aren't seeing. 18th highest paid goalie in the league as of right now and will likely provide us with quality dependable goaltending. He's 26 years old. He's 6'4.

We weren't getting Carey Price. Ben Bishop would've likely cost more in assets along with significantly more in contract dollars. Not sure who else was available that is clear cut better than Andersen. I'd rather Andersen at this point than Fleury. I sure as hell didn't want Reimer back in net. Babcock clearly had no interest in Bernier returning as the #1 goalie.

Due to organic growth in the organization and the addition of some major prospects making the jump this team is looking much improved already.

I don't love this move but i am happy we got a quality goalie.
 
Leafin' said:
I get what people here are saying. My optimism is directly correlated to my trust in management in identifying a goalie. Andersen has a lot going for him. How about a high winning percentage on an offensively inept Ducks team?

I feel as though they have numbers they are looking at that we aren't seeing. 18th highest paid goalie in the league as of right now and will likely provide us with quality dependable goaltending. He's 26 years old. He's 6'4.

We weren't getting Carey Price. Ben Bishop would've likely cost more in assets along with significantly more in contract dollars. Not sure who else was available that is clear cut better than Andersen. I'd rather Andersen at this point than Fleury. I sure as hell didn't want Reimer back in net. Babcock clearly had no interest in Bernier returning as the #1 goalie.

Due to organic growth in the organization and the addition of some major prospects making the jump this team is looking much improved already.

I don't love this move but i am happy we got a quality goalie.
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see, and this is the most important part. We're not sure that he is a quality goalie. This is a gamble. An expensive gamble, both in terms of assets and cap space. So best hope Lou & Co are right.
 
i get not believing that Anderson was the right choice but i'm curious how much people think a young starting goaltender should cost both in terms of trade value and salary. seems to be some unrealistic expectations to me
 
This is clearly a move to improve the team next season, which will also help attract free agents.

Stepping back to the Kessel deal, we effectively traded Kessel and a 2016 2nd rounder -for- Andersen, Kapanen, Harrington and a 2016 3rd rounder (NJ).
 
Bright side #2: I don't have to watch Bernier take naps. Well, hopefully, they can unload him.

I don't understand the price given that the Ducks, like the Pens, are in a very tight spot with the expansion draft looming. I'll defer to Lou for now but feeling like we just inked a middling talent for the long-term at a critical position. It's definitely not Toskala 2.0 but it's pretty mediocre.
 
Definitely happy to be adding a 6'4 Viking to the table. It will be nice to finally have a big goalie in net for once. Not happy about giving up the 30th overall pick though. That certainly has the feeling of an overpayment to it.

Andersen's numbers are pretty decent though. I'll take a .920 save percentage, like he put up last season, on the Leafs any day.
 
Bleedsblue&white said:
Unfortunately, the squeaky-wheelers will no doubt not be shutting up.
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The same group of annoying fans who wouldn't stop the constant Bernier-Reimer comparisons that no one else found interesting were the worst part of the past two seasons aside from the shitty on-ice performance by the Leafs.
 
MyNameIsJonas said:
The Leafs should still draft a goalie.
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Yeah, if Shanny/Lou used the 31st pick or the 57th pick on Hart/Fitpatrick/Parsons/Sawchenko it would definitely add another layer of depth to the position in the organizational chart. Given the question marks still surrounding all of Andersen/Bernier/Sparks/Bibeau, it's hard to argue that addressing that wouldn't still be a pressing need.
 
BG said:
This is clearly a move to improve the team next season, which will also help attract free agents.

Stepping back to the Kessel deal, we effectively traded Kessel and a 2016 2nd rounder -for- Andersen, Kapanen, Harrington and a 2016 3rd rounder (NJ).
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Kessel for Andersen, Kapanen, Harrington, and a 2016 3rd.

Looks like the 2nd rounder we gave was the one that we got for Spaling, who we got in the Kessel trade.

So we basically flipped two of the five assets from the Kessel deal for Andersen.
 
JaysCyYoung said:
Definitely happy to be adding a 6'4 Viking to the table. It will be nice to finally have a big goalie in net for once. Not happy about giving up the 30th overall pick though. That certainly has the feeling of an overpayment to it.

Andersen's numbers are pretty decent though. I'll take a .920 save percentage, like he put up last season, on the Leafs any day.
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The Monster was a big Viking too.
 
JaysCyYoung said:
Yeah, if Shanny/Lou used the 31st pick or the 57th pick on Hart/Fitpatrick/Parsons/Sawchenko it would definitely add another layer of depth to the position in the organizational chart. Given the question marks still surrounding all of Andersen/Bernier/Sparks/Bibeau, it's hard to argue that addressing that wouldn't still be a pressing need.
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I'm still hoping we can somehow create a package around Bozak to deal for another 2016 1st.
 
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